Men’s Hockey can’t hang on against Finlandia

CEDARBURG, Wis. - After coming out on the winning end
of a 13-goal outburst on Friday night, the Concordia University
Wisconsin men's hockey team fell short in what was another
high-scoring affair on Saturday afternoon, losing to Finlandia
University 5-4 at the Ozaukee Ice Center.

The Falcons (2-11-2,
2-7-1 MCHA) were hanging on to a late lead after two second period
goals from freshman Tanner Tryggestad (Amery, Wis.) had put CUW on
top 4-3, but the Lions scored twice in the final five minutes of
regulation to steal the victory.

Junior Andrew Parrott
(Green Bay, Wis.) and freshman Dustin Jonasson (West Fargo, N.D.)
also scored for the Falcons, but CUW couldn't land the knockout
punch in the final period, and Finlandia took advantage.

The Lions (2-12-0,
2-8-0 MCHA) grabbed a quick 2-0 lead after only seven minutes, when
Collin Saint-Onge scored off a faceoff in the Falcons' zone, before
Alex Heinonen lit the lamp just two minutes later.

Parrott got the Falcons
on the board later in the first period, scoring his first career
goal after redirecting a point shot off the stick of sophomore
Michael Lezotte (Oxford, Mich.).

After Heinonen scored
his second goal of the afternoon to put the Lions up 3-1, Jonasson
poked the puck home from inside the crease after sophomore Ryan
Richmond (Portage, Ind.) had gotten a shot through the legs of
Finlandia goaltender Michael Wuthrich.

Tryggestad then
provided the game-tying and go-ahead goals for CUW in the second
period.

First, he snapped a
wrist shot from the slot past Wuthrich to tie the game at 3-3,
before giving the Falcons a 4-3 lead late in the middle frame by
grabbing a loose puck and scoring from in close.

But with CUW clinging
on to its one-goal advantage late in the third period, Griffen
Hodges put Finlandia back on level terms with under five minutes to
go.

Heinonen then completed
his hat trick with less than three minutes remaining, scoring
the game-winning goal and sealing the win.

The Falcons will have a
week of practice before traveling to Ashland, Wis. next weekend to
take on Northland College.